Joshua Epple of Drewes Brothers Meats dies in motorcycle accident

Tragic news from the weekend police blotter: Joshua Epple, the co-owner and butcher of Noe Valley’s Drewes Meats, reputed to be the oldest butcher shop in California, died early Sunday morning in a motorcycle accident.

The rider, 42-year-old Joshua Epple of San Francisco, was traveling southbound on Highway 101 near 10th Street just before 2 a.m. when he lost control of his motorcycle for unknown reasons, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Epple hit the guardrail, was ejected from the bike and fell 30 feet to a parking lot below, sustaining fatal injuries, the CHP said.

Many of you know that our friend, boss and owner of Drewes Meats, Joshua N. Epple was killed in a tragic accident over the weekend. A memorial/funeral service is being planned for sometime before the end of this week. We will post it in this space when those plans are set. In the meantime, thank you for the generous outpouring of love from so many folks. Bless you all.

There is also a very nice string of comments/memorials about his presence in the neighborhood on the Noe Valley Blog.